Marion Edith Caldwell

May 13, 2013

Marion was born Jan. 16, 1922, in Cooks, the daughter of Leonard and Mabel (Savage) Carley. She was a graduate of Cooks High School. In 1943, Marion joined the U.S. Army in Charleston, S.C., where she served as a baker and a cook. While there she met her husband Willie Caldwell of Alabama and on Nov. 15, 1944, they were married. She and her husband started their home and family in Alabama and resided there until Willie's death in 1958. Marion then returned to Cooks and has resided there ever since.

Marion was a member of the Cooks Congregational Church. Her biggest joy in life was her family. They will always remember her as a strong, caring and loving mother and a gramma and grammie who always made time to play, tell stories, and give lots of hugs.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home in Manistique. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Inwood Township Cemetery in Cooks. Marion's four sons, Len, Jim, Bob, Ron and two son-in-laws, Mike and Mark will serve as her pallbearer's.

The Messier-Broullire Funeral Home of Manistique is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mbfuneral.com.